These terms govern your use of the NC API Materials as a developer of the NC API (Terms of Use). They describe the ways in which you can use the NC API materials and the datasets and e-tools made available through the NC API. We may make changes to these terms of use by publishing them on our website. The current version of the terms are available here. These terms of use should be read together with AURIN’s Copyright and Attribution page and AURIN’s Privacy Policy.

Interpretation

In these Terms of Use, a reference to ‘Data‘ means any information, data or other material accessible through the NC API, and includes facts, geographic and location-based information, statistical or survey information, compilations and research results, whether in text or any other form. A reference to a ‘dataset‘ means a particular sub-collection of Data which can be identified in the NC API by reference to its provider.

Access

Access to the NC API is not restricted at this time, however AURIN reserves the right to deny you access if you do not comply with these Terms of Use. AURIN also reserves the right to introduce access restrictions in the future.

NC API Materials Licence

We grant you a non-exclusive, revocable licence to access the NC API and to use the NC API Materials on the terms set out in these Terms of Use.

You agree and acknowledge that AURIN or third parties may independently create applications or other products or services that may be similar to or competitive with the application or purpose for which you intend to use the Data. Nothing in these Terms of Use will be construed as restricting or preventing AURIN or any third party from creating and fully exploiting any applications or other products or services, without any obligation to you (including but not limited to any obligation to inform you of such development or exploitation).

Creative Commons Licence

AURIN supports open data, and does its best to obtain Data under Creative Commons Public Licences. The NC API currently provides access to Data licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licences.

There are two CC BY licences under which the dataset may be licensed in the AURIN –CC BY NC 3.0 AUor CC BY NC 4.0. It is important that you read the terms of the CC BY licence that applies to the dataset (Relevant CC BY Licence). The metadata associated with each dataset will state which CC BY licence applies, and will provide a link to the Relevant CC BY Licence. You can find the metadata of the datasets available through the OpenAPI here

Each of these CC BY licences require you to give appropriate attribution, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes to the data were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. You cannot apply any legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the Relevant Licence permits.

All three CC BY licences allow you to:

share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format); and / or

adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material),

for any purpose.

Your use of all datasets is governed by both the Relevant CC BY Licence and these Terms of Use. The Relevant CC BY Licence will prevail to the extent of any inconsistency between the terms of that licence and these Terms of Use.

You may not use the Data, or exercise any of the rights granted to you under clause 3 of the CC BY NC 3.0 licence or clause 2 of the CC BY NC 4.0 licence, in any commercial manner.

Attribution

You must properly attribute the Data in accordance with the requirements of the Relevant CC BY Licence. Where a dataset does not require a specific attribution, please include the following attribution in any publication incorporating such data:

If you are unsure how to properly attribute a particular dataset, please contact us by emailing data@aurin.org.au.

Requirements for Your End Users

You must ensure users of any product you develop utilising the Data comply with the terms of the Relevant CC BY Licence.

You are required to provide the terms of the Relevant CC BY Licence to your end users.

Ownership of Intellectual Property

You acknowledge and agree that, other than the licence granted in paragraph 3 of these Terms of Use, all rights, title and interests (including any intellectual property rights) in and to the NC API Materials, including, in each case, any right, title, or interest (including any intellectual property rights) subsisting in any improvements to such materials, will at all times remain owned by the University of Melbourne or its licensors and nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to transfer any right, title, or interest (including intellectual property rights) to you.

The Data is owned by the data provider. Any modifications you make to the Data are governed by the terms of the Relevant Licence.

Disclaimer

We do not warrant that Data is accurate, complete or up-to-date, or that its use will not infringe any third party rights. Data comes from a number of third party data providers and those data providers are responsible for their particular datasets. Your use of Data is at your own risk. You should check the accuracy, completeness and currency of any dataset with the relevant data provider before relying on it. Please notify us if you think any Data is inaccurate, incomplete, unreliable or out of date by emailing admin@aurin.org.au.

You agree and acknowledge that, to the extent permitted by law (including the Australian Consumer Law if applicable), we:

(a) do not represent or warrant that the NC API Materials are free from errors or omissions, or that they are exhaustive;

(b) do not represent, warrant or accept any liability in relation to the availability, reliability or quality of the NC API Materials; and

(b) disclaim any warranties, representations or endorsements, express or implied, with regard to the NC API or the Data, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

Warranty

You represent and warrant that you have the right to use, reproduce, transmit, copy, publicly display, publicly perform, and distribute any product you develop utilising the Data, and that a third party of that product will not violate the rights of any third party or any law.

Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you indemnify AURIN, the University of Melbourne and its related bodies against any claim, loss, damage, liability, cost or expense that you may incur arising out of:

(a) a breach of these terms;

(b) your use of the NC API Materials; or

(c) your use of the Data.

External websites

We sometimes provide links to external websites. We do not accept responsibility for, or endorse the content of, those sites.

Copyright notices

Privacy

Data is generally provided in an aggregate or anonymised form. However, it may be possible to identify an individual from the Data (for example, by combining datasets or analysing data). You must not use the Data in a manner that interferes with the privacy of an individual.

The ways in which we collect, use, hold and disclose personal information is set out in our Privacy Policy.

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